Yankees Rumors: Why they should consider trading for Zach Britton

The Yankees interest in trading for Orioles star Manny Machado has increased even though they don’t have a pressing need for him on their roster. What they need is more pitching which is why they should try to acquire his teammate Zach Britton instead.

On Wednesday it was reported by Jon Heyman of Fancred that the Yankees made a “strong offer” to acquire Machado, but the offer did not include their top pitching prospect, Justus Sheffield.

Machado is one of the top 5 to 10 players in the game today, but the Yankee already have arguably the best offense in baseball with plenty of right-handed power in their lineup. In Miguel Andujar, they have a blossoming young star who could be their third basemen for the next 10-15 years. They also have Didi Gregorius playing shortstop, the same position Machado would like to stay at for the rest of his career.

As exciting as a Machado deal would be it just doesn’t make much sense so Brian Cashman should look to make another strength (the bullpen), even stronger. With the trade market for starting pitching the weakest we’ve seen in recent years, they should consider adding the 2X All-Star Britton to what is already the most dominant bullpen in baseball.

Here’s why: